For earlier dates in 2004, please see the previous calendar: 2003 to 2004.

MARCH 2004

Vishnu

7. (Sun) Krishna-pratipada. Paran by 9:51 a.m. Anandotsav of Sri Jagannath Misra. Last gathering of the week-long yearly meeting at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math and yearly festival.

11. (Thu) Krishna-panchami. Festival at Appearance Place of Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj, Sripat Hapaniya: Grand Appearance of the Holy Deities of Sripat Hapaniya, Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Radha Gopinathjiu at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Ashram. Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Saran Santa Maharaj. Pancham dol.

14. (Sun) Krishna-astami. Appearance of Srila Srivas Pandit.

17. (Wed) Krishna-ekadasi. Fast. Pap-bimochoni Ekadasi.

18. (Thu) Krishna-dvadasi. Paran by 6:33 a.m. Festival of Sriman Mahaprabhu’s auspicious arrival at Varahanagar. Disappearance of Srila Govinda Ghosh Thakur. Disappearance of Sripad Satyendra Chandra Bhattacharyya.

26. (Fri) Gaura-panchami. Appearance of Sripad Ramanujacharyya and Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Hridaya Bon Maharaj.

28. (Sun) Gaura-saptami. Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Vilas Tirtha Maharaj.

30. (Tue) Gaura-navami. Sri Rama-navami. Fast until noon. Appearance of Sri Ramachandra. Appearance at noon.

31. (Wed) Paran after 6:22 a.m. for those who fasted the full day.

APRIL 2004

1. (Thu) Gaura-ekadasi. Fast.

2. (Fri) Gaura-dvadasi. Paran by 9:37 a.m.

5. (Mon) Purnima (full-moon). Rasayatra of Sri Balarama. Vasanta rasa of Sri Krishna. Appearance of Srila Vamsivadananda Thakur and Srila Syamananda Prabhu.

MADHUSUDAN

10. (Sat) Krishna-panchami. Disappearance of Sripad Krishna das Babaji Maharaj.

11. (Sun) Krishna-saptami. Disappearance of Srila Abhiram Thakur.

14. (Wed) Krishna-dasami. Disappearance of Srila Vrindavana das Thakur.

15. (Thu) Varuthini Ekadasi. Fast. Sriyukta Saurindranath Bhakti Varidhi Prabhu’s disappearance.

16. (Fri) Krishna-dvadasi. Paran by 9:30 a.m.

19. (Mon) Amavasya. Appearance of Srila Gadadhara Pandit.

20. (Tue) Gaura-pratipad. Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Aloka Paramahamsa Maharaj.

21. (Wed) Appearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Vichar Jajavar Maharaj.

22. (Thu) Beginning of 21 days Chandanyatra of Sri Sri Jagannath Dev. Aksaya-tritiya – good day to start some works.

24. (Sat) Gaura-panchami. Appearance of Sripad Sankaracharyya. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Vilas Gabhastinemi Maharaj.

26. (Mon) Jahnu-saptami. Sri Jahnavi Puja (Sri Ganga-puja).

29. (Thu) Gaura-navami. Appearance of Sri Nityananda-sakti, Sri Jahnava Devi, also of Sri Rama-sakti, Sri Sita Devi.

MAY 2003

1. (Sat) Gaura-ekadasi. Mohini-ekadasi fasting.

2. (Sun) Gaura-dvadasi. Paran by 7:05 a.m. Rukmini Dvadasi vrata.

4. (Tue) Purnima. Sri Nrisimha-chaturdasi: Appearance day of Sri Nrisimhadev. Full fast until after sunset, then no grains (anukalpa). Sri Krishna’s Phul-dola and Salil Bihar. Disappearance of Srila Parameshwari das Thakur. Appearance of Srila Srinivas Acharyya. Buddha Purnima: appearance day of Lord Buddha.

TRIVIKRAM

5. (Wed) Krishna-pratipada. Paran by 9:23 a.m. Disappearance of Tridandi Swami Srimad Bhakti Saranga Goswami Maharaj.

9. (Sun) Krishna-panchami. Disappearance of Srila Ramananda Raya.

15. (Sat) Krishna-ekadasi. Fast. Apara-Ekadasi.

16. (Sun) Krishna-dvadasi. Paran by 5:57 a.m. Appearance of Srila Vrindavana das Thakur.

19. (Wed) Amavasya.

20. (Thu) Gaura-pratipad. Sree Chaitanya Saraswata Krishnanushilana Sangha, Dum Dum Park, Calcutta: Sri Sri Guru-Gauranga-Radha-Madana-Mohanjiu installation day festival.

23. (Sun) Gaura-chaturthi. Disappearance of Srila Bhakti Gaurava Giri Maharaj (Sripad Paramananda Vidyaratna Prabhu).

29. (Sat) Gaura-dasami. Dasahara. Sri Ganga Puja. Appearance of Sri Ganga Mata Goswamini. Disappearance of Srila Baladeva Vidyabhusan Prabhu.

30. (Sun) Gaura-ekadasi. Fast of Nirjjala-ekadasi (without water).

31. (Mon) 26 Trivikram. Gaura-dvadasi. Paran by 9:21 a.m.